Nisichari ek sindhu mahun rahai
Nisichari ek sindhu mahun rahai
Chaupai 1, Under Doha 3 · Sundar Kand
Chaupai Text
निसिचरि एक सिंधु महुँ रहई। करि माया नभु के खग गहई॥ जीव जंतु जे गगन उड़ाहीं। जल बिलोकि तिन्ह कै परिछाहीं॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
nisicari eka siṃdhu mahuṃ rahai। kari māyā nabhu ke khaga gahai॥ jīva jaṃtu je gagana uṛāhīṃ। jala biloki tinha kai parichāhīṃ॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
In the ocean there lived a demoness. By means of illusion, she would catch the birds flying in the sky. And the creatures that flew in the sky, seeing their reflection in the water, she would seize them.
Context
This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 3 from Sundar Kand, in the episode “Hanuman leaves for Lanka, Surasa's Test”. The episode describes Hanuman's ocean crossing, Surasa's test, and the slaying of the shadow-seizing demoness.
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